conscientious

Meaning

1. Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
2. Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

Synonyms

scrupulous

careful

painstaking

faithful

responsible

honest

earnest

thorough

upright

sincere

meticulous

conscious

dutiful

reliable

serious

hardworking

high-minded

honorable

kind

good

👍

polite

religious

right

self-conscious

well-behaved

well-mannered

hard-working

modest

bashful

bona fide

care

cautious

close

conscionable

considerate

contrite

courteous

diligent

enthusiastic

ethical

fastidious

grateful

Translations

consciencieux

concienzudo

gewissenhaft

coscienzioso

scrupuleux

gewetensvol

consciëntieus

coscenzioso

consciencioso

conscienciós

scrupoloso

diligente

attentif

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/

Etymology

From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience.